Exercise 3B81 by Richard Pavlicek

Suitable Auctioneer

1. None Vul

2 A K 7 6 2 A 9 3 A 9 7 2		A K Q 3 10 8 4 8 7 6 2 4 3

West _____ _____ _____

North Pass Pass

East _____ _____

South Pass Pass

2. N-S Vul

4 3 A K J 4 3 K 8 2 Q 7 3		K 7 6 2 2 5 4 3 A J 10 9 8

West _____ _____

North Pass Pass

East _____ _____

South Pass

3. E-W Vul

K 3 K 7 5 3 K J 7 2 A 9 2		J 8 6 2 9 8 6 2 A Q 8 4 3

West _____ _____

North Pass Pass

East _____ _____

South Pass

4. Both Vul

A Q 9 7 2 7 3 A 3 K J 10 8		3 A Q 10 8 5 Q 8 6 4 2 4 3

West _____ _____ _____

North Pass Pass

East _____ _____

South Pass Pass

5. None Vul

A Q J 7 3 K J 8 5 J 8 3 3		K 9 8 9 7 9 7 4 2 A K 8 2

West _____ _____ _____

North Pass Pass

East _____ _____

South Pass Pass

6. N-S Vul

A K 10 6 5 4 J 3 K 2 Q J 3		3 2 Q 10 8 2 Q J 7 4 A K 2

West _____ _____ _____

North Pass Pass Pass

East _____ _____ _____

South Pass Pass

7. E-W Vul

A K 8 6 4 2 3 A 8 2 J 7 3		J A Q J 9 8 7 K 4 3 9 4 2

West _____ _____ _____

North Pass Pass

East _____ _____

South Pass Pass

8. Both Vul

A Q 10 7 3 J 9 K 10 5 4 K 2		K 9 8 8 2 A 9 7 6 A Q 4 3

West _____ _____

North Pass Pass

East _____ _____

South Pass

9. None Vul

A 8 3 9 7 2 K J 9 7 4 A 9		K 10 2 J 10 3 A Q 8 2 K 4 3

West _____ _____

North Pass Pass

East _____ _____

South Pass

10. N-S Vul

A 3 10 7 3 K Q 3 Q J 10 8 2		9 8 7 2 2 A J 2 A K 9 7 3

West _____ _____ _____

North Pass Pass Pass

East _____ _____ _____

South Pass Pass

11. E-W Vul

K 10 5 A J 5 2 Q J 9 Q 3 2		A Q 4 K Q 3 10 7 3 A K 8 4

West _____ _____

North Pass

East _____

South Pass

12. Both Vul

A J 9 8 2 K Q 8 4 A 8 2 3		K Q 10 3 3 9 7 3 A K Q 7 2

West _____ _____ _____

North Pass Pass Pass

East _____ _____ _____

South Pass Pass Pass

Answers

1.	1	2
	3	4
	Pass

2.	1	1
	1 NT	Pass

3.	1	1
	2	Pass

4.	1	1 NT
	2	2
	Pass

5.	1	2
	2	2
	Pass

6.	1	2
	2	2 NT
	3 NT	Pass

7.	1	2
	2	3
	Pass

8.	1	3
	4	Pass

9.	1	2 NT
	3 NT	Pass

10.	1	1
	1 NT	3
	3	5

11.	1	3 NT
	Pass

12.	1	3
	3	3
	4	4 NT